David Gikaria

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• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to support this. We have children who want to join nursery school but the documents they are told to produce are too much. What the Vice-Chair is doing is trying to simplify an entry to a nursery school. They even ask for clinic cards and other mothers never went for clinic. At the same time, the fees he was mentioning under Clause 39, they needed to have specified what levies we are talking about, like admission. They need to say admission and this. It is becoming a nightmare in some of the ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Let me start with what Hon. Okoth has just said, which I totally agree with. It is true, but at the same time, even if levies are to be charged like school fees, of course schools have to be sustained, such levies must be reasonable. I will tell you the truth that there is a place in Nakuru where kids can no longer go to nursery school. Under our Constitution, every child has a right to education, which must be provided by the Government, be it at the county level or at the national ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I think you have made it very clear by trying to get the right meaning from the original Bill. We are trying to correct something which is not there. As Hon. Nyikal has put it, if we allow this, a school will start doing well from nursery school and the parents, who are unable to pay fees, will agree to the levies and eventually their children will be sent home. It is important to do a further amendment as the Member for Rangwe has put it. We just delete it and say that “if ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: commits an offence.” I agree with the penalty and it should be harsher. I have a school in my constituency which charges Kshs9,000 for Standard One which the parents are unable to pay. When the head teacher is asked, she says that she has given her responsibility to the PTA Chairman. The PTAs should not be here. They are the worst people. The PTA Chairman has a child in that school and usually sends other children away. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I totally support the amendment. When it comes to enforcement, we must ask the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to take stern action because if we leave it at that, schools will continue to levy charges and nobody will take action. We are asking the CS to be vigilant. I support. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Yes. I think it is important. More emphasis should be put particularly on Clause 21A(b), which says: “recruit persons who are qualified and registered by the Teachers Service Commission to teach the early childhood education curriculum in the education centre.” In the past, they have just been getting teachers from right, left and center. This requirement will go a long way in trying to standardize our education at early childhood. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am seeking some clarification. If you look at the New Clause 21(f), it says: “maintain a data bank on pupils admitted in the education centre and submit to the County Executive Committee (CEC) member.” Is it CEC member or committee? If you have to maintain a data bank of all the pupils, it must be sent to a board or a committee and not to individual members. I need some clarification. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Again, on the same, I need some clarification. You realize these days that Kenya has really transformed. The old people--- view